The Monster of Florence

Although this was a stylishly written novel by English author Magdalen Nabb, I will have to re-read it to figure out who actually committed the murders....or maybe I can just do the last few chapters. This series, with protagonist Marshal Guarnaccia of the Carabinieri, is based on an actual person and on actual events (although in real life they were not connected). There are a series of "couple" murders where lovers are slain and mutilated in their cars while parked in quiet country lanes around Florence (Italy). Supposedly a new suspect has come to light, or has more likely been manufactured by an ambitious and highly political superior officer, Simonetti. The settings, procedural details, and characters are well developed as different agendas are pursued by Simonetti, who wants a publicity grabbing conviction regardless of the suspect's guilt, and by Guarnaccia and a few of his more honorable colleagues who are trying to find the real killer. Not quite sure if I will pursue this author's other work or not.